Closing the Cancer Care Gap

Courteney Wiredu

Courteney is a senior at Princeton University, pursuing a B.A. in Molecular Biology along with a certificate in Statistics and Machine Learning. She plans to become a medical doctor to diversify the medical field and treat underserved populations.

Her recent article, "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cancer-Associated Thrombosis" published in Thrombosis and Haemostasis will be featured in our #BlackHistoryMonth campaign later this month, so make sure to check our newsletters for her upcoming feature.

This article explains how race and ethnicity are associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism and how addressing these issues can better health outcomes for historically underserved patient populations.

Maryam Boumezrag, MD

Dr. Boumezrag is a postgraduate year four integrated Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology resident at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.

Her recent article, "Oncologic Interventions: Periprocedural Medications" published in Seminars in Interventional Radiology was featured in our #WomenInMedicine campaign.

This article discusses some of the most commonly used medications in interventional oncology procedures including antibiotics, narcotics, sedatives, antiemetics, and others.

Health Insurance Coverage and Survival Outcomes among Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients

Insurance coverage plays a critical role in head and neck cancer care, affecting access to screening, treatment, and ultimately mortality. In 2019, a total of 26.1 million (8.0%) Americans did not have health insurance at any point throughout the year. Numerous studies have shown that this lack of health insurance results in worse survival outcomes in various forms of cancer.

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Colon and Rectal Cancer Management in Low-Resource Settings

Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is rising in low- and middle-income countries, which also face disproportionate mortality from CRC, mainly due to diagnosis at late stages. Various challenges to CRC care exist at multiple societal levels in underserved populations.

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Access, Affordability, and Sustainability: Barriers to High-Quality Care in a High-Income Country

There is a perception among oncologists that the field of global oncology pertains only to matters related to low- and middle-income countries. In this commentary, we aim to shed light on the fact that these issues do not respect the dichotomies of high-income versus low-income countries or the global north versus south.

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Status of Cancer Survivorship Care: Should We Not Improve?

The care of cancer survivors is often uncoordinated, incomplete, and tends to be fragmentary. Significant improvements in cancer survivor care are necessary in most parts of the developing world by implementing the core essentials of cancer survivorship care, such as ASCO, ESMO, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and National Cancer Survivorship Resource Center (The Survivorship Center).

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